'Rock Band' series to go in a dramatic new direction, says Harmonix

The next entry in the Rock Band series will be different from past titles, according to Harmonix.

In an interview with Giant Bomb, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopoulos laid out plans for the series' future.

"In the longer term, looking into next year, we're actually considering a fairly fundamental creative reinterpretation of what the Rock Band business is," Rigopoulos said.

"We're committed to the franchise, but I think that when we do things with it in the future, it's going to be a pretty dramatic departure from what we've done before."

Harmonix CTO Eran Egozy added: "All I'll say for now is that it isn't what you think.

"You might assume we're going to add saxophone or something along those lines, but no, the kind of direction we're planning on taking Rock Band, the kind of innovation we have in mind, is taking it in a different direction - one that's more suitable to the kind of environment we're in, what people are doing now, what they're interested in playing now, versus, say, 2007."